Chapter 722: Devour Heaven And Earth (II)
Vast blood qi coursed through his body with a deafening rumble. Lin Zheyu lightly clenched his fist as terrifying power gathered within him. He felt stronger than ever before.
Heaven-Shaking Earth-Rending Palm! Lin Zheyu's eyes narrowed slightly. He opened his right fist into a palm and lightly thrust it forward.
𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Terrifying power erupted with a boom. Lin Zheyu shattered the violent rule energy with a single palm strike, unleashing a deafening roar.
The corners of Lin Zheyu's lips rose into a smile. "Not bad. As expected of a technique treasured by Cao Hongchang, its power is even greater than Gods and Demons Extinguished."
With a thought, golden mist spilled from his body. Long dragons wreathed in golden flames condensed from the mist, one after another.
"I can only conjure a little over a thousand dragons. The name doesn't quite live up to reality, but let's test its power first," Lin Zheyu muttered.
This move had been adapted from the Demonic Flame Soul-Burning Crows and was now known as the Myriad Dragons Godslaying Art, a powerful secret art that attacked the soul.
With a thought from Lin Zheyu, the flaming dragons radiating terrifying might roared into the violent rule energy. The blood qi dragons collided with the rule energy and exploded with muffled booms. The explosions unleashed terrifying storms of martial will, instantly obliterating the yao will contained within the violent rule energy around the flaming dragons.
Devour Heaven and Earth!
Lin Zheyu's eyes abruptly narrowed as he opened his mouth wide, releasing a tremendous suction force. In an instant, the violent rule energy condensed into a small vortex and poured into his stomach.
Lin Zheyu belched, expelling the violent rule energy that he could not digest or absorb. The remaining energy was digested and absorbed at an astonishing speed. The spiritual qi within it was absorbed directly into his flesh, transforming into an endless stream of blood qi. Meanwhile, the demonic qi was channeled into the divine pattern, instantly turning it purplish-black.
Purple-black energy spread outward. The golden mist surrounding Lin Zheyu transformed into purple-black mist at an astonishing speed. The imposing flaming dragons abruptly became sinister and savage purple-flame demonic dragons. The demonized version of the Myriad Dragons Godslaying Art!
The savage and sinister purple-flame demonic dragons radiated evil auras, their bodies wreathed in towering demonic flames. They roared as they charged into the demonic lake's energy.
Terrifying explosions rang out continuously. Every purple-flame demonic dragon that exploded unleashed an astonishing storm of yao will. Within the demonic lake energy, which was saturated with immense yao will, these terrifying storms triggered a chain reaction.
"Holy shit!" Lin Zheyu's eyes widened as he stared at the increasingly terrifying storm of yao will.
His figure flickered and instantly vanished from where he stood, taking refuge inside the Primordial Chaos Pool. Lin Zheyu emerged within the Primordial Chaos Pool's void and breathed a soft sigh of relief.
"The demonized version of the Myriad Dragons Godslaying Art is astonishingly powerful, especially in an environment filled with demonic qi and yao will," he said with a hint of delight.
Unfortunately, the demonized version of the Myriad Dragons Godslaying Art could only be used against cultivators. It was unlikely to have much effect on yao themselves.
"The regular version of the Myriad Dragons Godslaying Art is also not to be underestimated. As my martial will grows stronger, the power of this secret art will increase significantly. However, strengthening my martial will is no easy task." Lin Zheyu shook his head slightly.
The demonized version of the Myriad Dragons Godslaying Art relied on yao will, while the regular version relied on his martial will. Unfortunately, martial will was Lin Zheyu's weakness. It could not be tempered simply through cultivation with Origin Force.
In contrast, with the aid of Origin Force, his soul had grown so powerful that it had almost condensed into a tangible form. His formidable soul power compensated for his deficient martial will, making the regular version of the Myriad Dragons Godslaying Art equally formidable.
Suddenly, Lin Zheyu let out a long belch, spewing out the violent and foul energy that his body could not digest. The sensation was rather unpleasant. He had the strange feeling that he was shitting through his mouth.
Lin Zheyu shook his head and banished the bizarre thought. This was pure energy. Although he couldn't digest or absorb it, it was still energy. It could not be compared to a mass of indigestible food residue. After reassuring himself in this manner, the strange feeling in his heart finally disappeared.
Lin Zheyu shook his head slightly, somewhat disappointed by the technique's power. "Devour Heaven and Earth is still somewhat lacking in power. It can't digest every kind of energy I swallow."
This technique had been adapted and optimized from the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art. The Heaven-Devouring Demon Art could produce special demonic patterns that were inscribed directly into the stomach and intestines, causing their digestive and absorptive abilities to mutate. After this transformation, their ability to absorb energy increased tremendously, turning them into a second organ capable of absorbing the spiritual qi of heaven and earth.
The inspiration for this technique came from a certain yao race that inhabited the barren regions of the demon realm. This yao race could refine all manner of plants, flesh, and even stones containing demonic qi, swallowing them into energy. Although the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art was powerful, it had many limitations and placed tremendous demands on the cultivator's physique.
In theory, the demon art only worked on demonic qi. In practice, however, it also caused the body to absorb large quantities of harmful heterogeneous energy and matter. As these heterogeneous energies and substances accumulated within the body, they would eventually lead to severe and unpredictable consequences.
"Thanks to the unique properties of the divine pattern, the modified Devour Heaven and Earth technique can work on both spiritual qi and demonic qi.
"However, along with spiritual qi and demonic qi, some heterogeneous energies harmful to the body were also absorbed. This means that the technique can affect forms of energy other than spiritual qi and demonic qi. It simply can't refine them after absorbing them. As long as I solve this problem, Devour Heaven and Earth will undergo an enormous transformation."
Lin Zheyu examined his physical condition and discovered many forms of heterogeneous energy wreaking havoc within his body. These energies had been forcibly absorbed through Devour Heaven and Earth without provoking the slightest rejection from his body. They had easily embedded themselves within him and were now running rampant. He tried to purge them, but doing so proved far more difficult than expected. It was even difficult to remove them completely.
This technique is of rather limited value to anyone else. Using it too many times would only push them toward ruin. No wonder Cao Hongchang never cultivated it himself and merely collected it to broaden his knowledge, Lin Zheyu thought.
Although he had failed to purge the heterogeneous energy that had infiltrated his body completely, he was not particularly concerned. With Origin Force at his disposal, Lin Zheyu had no fear of the technique's side effects.
"The Earth Shrinking Technique can't be integrated into the Martial Dao True Scripture system, but I can cultivate it as a separate technique. It's also time to optimize it. At the Nascent Soul realm, the Earth Shrinking Technique is no longer enough to give me an advantage in speed. Let's see if I can combine the Earth Shrinking Technique, the Myriad Dragons Godslaying Art, and the Ethereal Shadow Concealment Art to create an even more powerful technique," Lin Zheyu murmured.
His spiritual sense extended beyond the Primordial Chaos Pool. Outside, the yao will he had set off was still raging. The energy within the demonic lake had already been incomparably violent, but after Lin Zheyu detonated it with the demonized version of the Myriad Dragons Godslaying Art, it became even more terrifying.
Forget it. I might as well take a break and wait until the storm of yao will subsides before heading out, Lin Zheyu thought.